Associate Creative Director

Hong Kong

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Job #: 21241

Striving for excellence is in our DNA. Since 1993, we have been helping the world’s leading companies imagine, design, engineer, and deliver software and digital experiences that change the world. We are more than just specialists, we are experts.

DESCRIPTION

Currently we are looking for a talented Associate Creative Director for our Hong Kong office to make the team even stronger.

EPAM recruits exceptionally talented people who have a passion for and take pride in their work and are perfectionists in what they do.

EPAM partners with the world’s leading companies to imagine, design and engineer software and customer experiences that transform businesses. As a senior leader within EPAM’s Experience Design team, the Associate Creative Director plays a key role in helping to shape and define the design solutions that we bring to our clients. He or she also takes responsibility for important aspects of design team management, including direct oversight of more junior design professionals. The right candidate is collaborative, experienced, professional, and highly motivated to constantly up their design game, and that of the team that they work with. This individual will be joining a large but tight-knit team: big egos and spotlight seekers need not apply!

Responsibilities

Work with project leadership to plan approach, overall timelines, and deliverables for projects

Play a key role in driving team culture by being a source of knowledge, a planner of events, and a consistent and compelling voice who helps shape the team’s design ethos and POV

Requirements

BFA/BA/BS in Design, Interactive Media, Art or related field (or other formal training)

10+ years of professional studio/agency experience (interactive agency experience is a must)

3+ years in a creative/design leadership role within an interactive agency

Advanced knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Sketch

Ability to motivate a diverse team of designers and Art Directors at varying levels of professional and design maturity

Innovative and contemporary design approach with a strong portfolio that reflects a depth and breadth of experience

Unique design voice and the ability to help more junior designers find and express theirs

Solid understanding of the design process, and how it fits in to an experience design approach that includes content strategy, user experience and front and back-end development

Significant experience estimating projects and contributing to scopes of work and other pre-sales documents

Natural collaborator who seeks opportunities to include members of other teams

Strategic thinker who can remain focused on the bigger picture while managing a team that is focused on the day-to-day

Strong communication skills that extend from internal team to client-facing

Ability to articulate and sell creative concepts

Strong partner to other Experience Design leads (UX, Content Strategy) as well as to Client Services and Project Management leads

Empathetic and inclusive

Naturally solution-oriented and able to quickly adapt and offer ideas as project needs change

We offer

Friendly team and enjoyable working environment

Work-life balance and flexible schedule

Online training library, mentoring, career development and potential partial grant of certification